Five ISIS terrorists were killed during a swift air raid in Kirkuk (250 kilometers north of Baghdad), revealed an Iraqi military statement on Tuesday.
Additionally, two other individuals were apprehended in the same city through a well-executed ambush, the statement added.
“The intelligence personnel of the Counter-Terrorism Bureau have, after relentless efforts, successfully identified the group responsible for the terrorist attack that targeted a military convoy on the road connecting the Mullah Abdullah and Riyad districts in Kirkuk,” continued the statement.
The terrorist attack had resulted in the death and injury of several Iraqi security forces.
“In a daring raid, we successfully crushed five members of the terrorist group, seizing their weapons and equipment to serve as a lesson to the remnants of ISIS,” continued the statement.
“Our operations target the remnants of the terrorist gangs of ISIS, employing tactics that align with the nature and methods of the threat,” it affirmed.
In a related development, the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday the arrest of “two terrorists” who were operating within the so-called “Diwan of Soldiers and Islamic Police” in Kirkuk.
“Based on accurate intelligence, the agency’s units in Kirkuk province successfully apprehended two wanted individuals” according to the Anti-Terrorism Law, read a statement by the Agency.
The arrest happened after “tracking and luring the outlaws into a well-planned ambush,” with the suspects confessing to their affiliation to ISIS as part of the so-called “Diwan of Soldiers and Islamic Police.”
They admitted to receiving training and financial support in exchange for carrying out terrorist activities.
The suspects also confessed to “participating in combat operations against the security forces, notably in the liberation battles and the battles in Qat Alas, Al-Ajeel, and Al-Ajilat.”
The statement indicated that “their confessions were documented, and they were referred to the relevant authorities to receive just punishment.”
